Haute Couture Ateliers: The Artisans of Fashion

Hélène Farnault will take us on a tour of fashion’s backstage, inhabited not only by exceptional designers but also by...

François Villon: First Modern Poet, Digital Actor

The most celebrated of French medieval poets, François Villon makes poetry out of the raw urban life of Paris — its students,...

The Mausoleum of Lovers

Wayne Koestenbaum and Nathanaël discuss the work of French author Hervé Guibert.

Jean-Christophe Menu: Independent Publishing as Art

Jean-Christophe Menu will discuss his own work as an artist and a publisher, the legacy of publishing that has inspired him,...

An Anarchist’s Guide to Feminism

Part of PEN Wolrd Voices Festival, French composer, singer, and writer Lola Lafon will discuss her newly translated novel, We...

Girl in Dior

Annie Goetzinger presents her latest graphic novel, Girl In Dior (Jeune fille en Dior), a sweepingly beautiful docudrama of...

Exquisite Graphic Novelists!

Join us for a special conversation between graphic novelists Pénélope Bagieu and Julia Wertz.

Happiness: A Philosopher’s Guide

What is happiness and how do we achieve it? Frédéric Lenoir and Oliver Burkeman invite readers to consider the idea that...

Understanding The Monetary System

Taking The Monetary System (a book co-written with Jean-Pascal Tranie) as a point of departure, Jean-François Serval will...

Writing, Transgressing, Resisting

Join us for a lively and in-depht discussion on Catherine Cusset’s and Siri Hustvedt’s work and latest novels.